Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have revealed three songs from their upcoming self titled album. The band around Willie Nelson's son and Neil Young collaborator Lukas formed ten years ago and play a soulful version of modern day country rock, laced with blues and psychedelic rock.

​Recorded at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) and features the band’s new six-piece line-up: Lukas Nelson (guitar, vocals), Tato Melgar (percussion), Anthony LoGerfo (drums), Corey McCormick (bass, vocals) along with new members Jesse Siebenberg (steel guitars, Farfisa organ, vocals) and Alberto Bof (piano, Wurlitzer, B3). Jess Wolfe and Holly Lessig of the indie-pop group Lucius contribute background vocals on five tracks evoking Exile on Main St.’s ecstatic, gospel-rooted harmonies, and Lady Gaga added stirring background vocals to “Carolina” and “Find Yourself.” Elsewhere, the lilting, Glen Campbell inspired gem, “Just Outside of Austin” features a guitar solo from Lukas’ dad, country music icon Willie Nelson, and piano from his 86-year-old Aunt Bobbi.

The new album includes 12 Lukas Nelson originals that draw on his country and rock lineage including literate Texas songsmiths like his father and ‘uncles’ Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings, along with the enduring influence of J.J. Cale, The Band, Clapton-era Delaney & Bonnie and of course, his mentor Neil Young.

Young, an essential member of the POTR family, met the band after he caught them at Farm Aid several years back. “Neil got in touch after that, and we started talking by email,” Lukas recounts. “Eventually, he asked us to record with him. We fell in love with each other musically, one thing led to another and we became Neil’s band.”

“I knew I had a lot of good songs that transcended the cultural boundaries between rock & roll and country,” Lukas says of his vision for the album. “We owe a lot to Neil; we made this record after coming off the road with him for two years. Neil’s been mentoring us, and we’ve been absorbing that energy, and I think it shows. We got acclimated to a different level of artistic expression. I wanted to get the songs as pure as they could be. We’ve grown.”

Track List:
1. Set Me Down On A Cloud
2. Die Alone
3. Fool Me Once
4. Just Outside Of Austin
5. Carolina
6. Runnin’ Shine
7. Find Yourself
8. Four Letter Word
9. High Times
10. Breath Of My Baby
11. Forget About Georgia
12. If I Started Over

Belgian metal combo Diablo Blvd have revealed two brand new songs, 'Animal' and 'Sing From The Gallows'. Both songs come off their new album 'Zero Hour' which will be released by Nuclear Blast in September 2017.

The band comments:

"We once heard somebody say that in troubling times like these, there can never be enough bands using their music and lyrics as a platform to object and to protest. It’s safe to say that #zerohour is our contribution to that statement and although we realize there’s too much beyond our control, it would be an even bigger crime not to speak about it. The idea behind the album title is that the protective shell we live in, can no longer hide what is really going on. The world outside is catching up to us. Just like on the album cover where a beautiful sculpture is burning on the inside, we have to realize that what we once knew is no longer there. It’s just a matter of time before we will experience some kind of ‘reset’ whatever that may be. Both ‘Animal’ and ‘Sing from the gallows’ deal with subjects of politics, classical religions and newer versions of mass manipulation and how it messes up our everyday lives. These 2 tracks formed the blueprint of what ‘Zero Hour’ is all about and that’s exactly why we decided to release these videos at the same time. Together they form one story and an intense first introduction to our soundtrack for the End Times."

Mist of Misery returns with their new track, 'Broken Chains', taken from upcoming EP/mini album 'Shackles of Life'.

'Shackles of Life' and 'Fields Of Isolation' are two new EPs created between 2016 and 2017, as mini album/ep to fill a gap between Absence and upcoming new album for 2018.

the band comments:

"The themes on both EP's vary quite a lot from our earlier works, but the original concept of Mist Of Misery is still there. Those who have heard our latest release, 'Absence', will surely find some similarities to both that album and also to our earlier releases."

Indian progressive metal band The Minerva Conduct have revealed a first track, titled 'Vile', coming off their upcoming self titled debut. The Minerva Conduct are hailed as a supergroup in India with members of Demonic Resurrection, Gutslit and Albatross coming together to create something unique. For too long Indian bands have played well within the confines of the extreme metal genre and what is tried and tested, but finally here is a metal band that's daring to expand the perception of the genre as a whole. Forward-thinking and cutting-edge, their progressive music deals with clever experimentation and even the incorporation of subtle layers of atmosphere to elevate the experience beyond the ordinary. The more you listen to this album, the more you will get enamored by it. With a gorgeous artwork adorning the instrumental music, and with drumming and synth done by Entheos, ex-Animals As Leaders member Navine Koperweis, this is a world class album that should be heard by all fans of contemporary metal music.

With two albums, a DVD and 23 dates supporting Prong on their European tour, the alternative rock metal band, KLOGR, is back, heavier and more powerful than ever. Today the band announces its third full-length entitled “Keystone”, scheduled to be released on October 6th, 2017 on Zeta Factory.

Coinciding with the announcement of the release of “Keystone”, KLOGR launch the video of the first single “Prison Of Light”.

“Keystone, is a central point of a system, a doctrine, a school of thought, a series of events” says the mastermind Rusty, “the new album is the perfect representation of our work, what we believe in and what we want to express with our music.”

“Keystone” has been registered at Zeta Factory Studio and mixed at Mainstation Studio in Toronto, Canada, by David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, Kid Rock, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool).

“We decided to work with a producer like David to reach a turning point in our discography” comments Rusty, “David brought something that was missing in the band, an outside view focused on music and not on what is “trendy”. His incredible musical sensitivity and his professional experience led us to challenge ourselves and to experiment new solutions that gave the album a unique power and personality. We are really proud and satisfied of the result, this is our best work ever. We hope you will enjoy it!”

Greece's Raw In Sect have released their new video for "Therion", taken from upcoming third album "Kitro" which is planned to be released in September.

Shot in London's Black Island studios by director Peter Lee Scott, the band says the video is mean to reflect the transformation into Therion, which is to "find inner power in a primitive way getting in touch with your instincts."

The song's unique blend of traditional Greek music with rock 'n' roll is, according to Raw In Sect, meant to "redefine what aggressive/rock music is through a totally different approach than the one that has been known in the music scene.

"Really though, it's about doing something new and artistic instead of repeating the same old patterns of established bands in hopes of securing a career in a declining music industry. Changing the language of the lyrics in Greek, recording live, and not setting on the sound of previous records that was somewhat accepted, are among the risks we took willingly in order to express something new and reach wider audiences."

English post punk/darkwave duo The KVB have released a video for the song 'White Walls'. The song comes off the new ep, 'Fixation / White Walls', which is out now via Invada Records. ​The first 250 people who order direct from Invada Records UK will receive an exclusive 12"x12" hand-signed lithograph art print!

Chinese post rock legends Wang Wen have revealed a brand new track'. The video was recorded during their very first show in Japan (After Hours - Tokyo) and will appear on the upcoming new album which will be released somewhere in 2018.

Belgian post-rock-on-silent-movies project We Stood Like Kings have revealed a teaser for their upcoming album, titled 'USA 1982'

Super, super proud to share a first glimpse of our new project and third album USA 1982. Shot and edited by our very own Colin Delloye. 'USA 1982', our new soundtrack for the American cult movie Koyaanisqatsi, will be released on September 22 through Kapitän Platte (2CD / 2LP).
We can't wait to be on the road again to play it live for you.

In Indian Hopi language, Koyaanisqatsi means "crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating, life out of balance, a state of life that calls for another way of living". Created between 1975 and 1982, the film is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of two different worlds -- urban life and technology versus the environment. The film's role is to provoke, to raise questions that only the audience can answer. The meaning of Koyaanisqatsi is whatever you wish to make of it. This is its power. (www.koyaanisqatsi.org)